Mechanism for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms



Dec. 2, 1941. F. J. B'ETTER 2,264,286

MECHANISM FOR USE IN APPLYINGPRESSURE T0 SHOE BOTTOMS F. J. BETTER 2,264,286 v I MECHANISM FOR USE IN APPLYING PRESSURE TO SHOE BOTTOMS Dec. 2, 1941 Filed Nov. 22, '1940 4 Sheets-Sheet? 'J." BETTER Dec. 2, 1941.

MECHANISM FOR USE IN APPLYING PRESSURE T0 SI-[9E BOTT'OMS Filed Nov. 22, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Dec. 2, 1941. BETTER 2,264,286

MECHANISM FOR USE IN, APPLYING PRESSURE T0 snos BOTTOMS- v Filed Nov. 22, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 W Fig.3.

Patented Dec. 2, 1941 MECHANISM FOR USE IN APPLYING PRES- SURE TO' SHOE 'BOTTOMS Francis J. Better, Beverly, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. J a corporation of New Jersey Application November 22, 1940, Serial No. 366,736

33 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms and is illustrated herein with reference to improved means in such machines for relatively positioning shoes and shoe bottom members before pressure is applied thereto. This application is a continuation in part of my copending application Serial No. 315,784 filed January 26, 1940, and directed to mechanism for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms.

During recent years there has been a great increase in the manufacture of shoes-particularly of the sandal type, having .their bottom portions made up of several difierent members which are cemented together to produce what are known in the trade as clog, wedge heel and platform shoes. These shoes have a conventional type of insole to which the upper may be lasted in any usual manner but their bottom portions have midsole members or wedge heels, orsometimes both, interposed between the shoe bottoms and their outsoles. 'In the case of a wedge heel shoe, the wedge heel is usually shaped to fill in the entire arch at the shank and heel portion of the shoe bottom so that the outsole lies substantially fiat over its entire area.

When shoes of these types are to have their bottom members, including the outsole and the midsole or wedge heel, attached by cement alone in a single cement attaching operation, it is difficult to position the shoe and its bottom members relatively to each other in a cement sole attaching machine or press and to maintain the parts in their proper relative positions until the cement attaching operation has been completed.

An object of the present invention is to provide improved means in a machine of .the .type re.- ferred to for relatively positioning .a .shoe and a plurality of shoe bottom members and maintaining them in proper relative positions until they have been attached together .by cement.

To this end and in accordance with an important feature .of the invention, there is provided an improved pad box structure having a sole receiving pad and means on the .pad box for. loeating the sole on the pad, together with additional means for positioning on the sole a shoe part or bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and outsole in the finished shoe. Moreover, the pad box may be further provided with means arranged to position the shoe relatively to the shoe bottom 'memberand sole.

As herein illustrated, the sole positioning means includes a gage for locating an end portion of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad and this gage is arranged to remain fixed lengthwise and widthw-ise of the pad during the operation on the shoe. The means for positioning the intermediate shoe bottom member on the sole comprises a gage for engaging an end portion of the member and additional gages for engaging the opposite side portions of said member. As therein illustrated, these gages are adjustable relatively to each other and to the sole gage to permit them to operate on shoes of different sizes. means likewise comprises gages or engaging the opposite sides of an end portion of the shoe and positioning it relatively to the corresponding end portions of the shoe bottom member and sole. As illustrated, the'gages for engaging-the opposite sides of the intermediate bottom member are arranged for equal and opposite swinging movement toward and away from the shank portion of the sole and said bottom member and, in order to limit or control this movement in accordance-with the shapes of the members being operated upon, an adjustment is provided whereby these gages can be made to engage the opposite edge faces of the sole substantially simultaneously irrespective of its shape. Moreover, the gage for'positioning the end portion of the shoe bottom member as, for example, the rear or heel end thereof, ,can be adjusted lengthwise and laterally relatively to the sole gage and the intermediate or shank gages and, in accordance Withanother feature of the invention, the shoe gages, which are likewise movable equally and oppositely toward and away from the shoe, can

be adjusted ibodily widthwise of the pad and relatively to the sole gage and the gages for positioning the intermediate shoe bottom member.

The arrangement of the entire heel gage mechanism is such, moreover, that it can be adjusted lengthwise of the pad as a unit and it is mounted yieldingly on the pad box to permit it to move downwardly as a unit with theshoe, sole and intermediate bottom member to prevent scarring these parts during the cement attaching operation.

In the manufacture of shoes of the types referred to, particularly wedge .heel shoes, the in-' termediate shoe bottom member or wedge heel may sometimes be attached to the bottom pf the shoe by cement or driven fastenings -before the outsole is attached to the shoe bottom. In accordance with another feature of the present invention, there is provided, as an alternate term The shoe positioning means for positioning the shoe bottom member or wedge heel relatively to the sole comprises another gage arranged to engage the rearsur The wedge heel face or wall of the wedge heel. gage, as illustrated, is mounted for swingin movement about a pivot or axis extending widthwise of the pad and this gage may be adjusted about its pivot to vary its heightwise positionrelatively to the sole locating gage and the pad.

Both gages are preferably mounted on a support or carrier member and, as illustrated herein, the carrier member is adjustable lengthwise of the pad 50 that the positions of the gages may be varied for different shoes. Moreover, in the modified construction the sole locating gage may be adjustable lengthwise in the carrier member, thereby permitting lengthwise adjustment of the gages relatively to each other as well as to the pad. The wedge heel gage is maintained in its adjusted position about its pivot by a spring which permits the gage to yield under pressure but returns it to its adjusted position when the pressure is relieved. Since the shoe and wedge heel have been'attached together before the outsole has been attached to theshoe bottom, no positioning means will be required in the present construction for positioning the shoe, thereby simplifying the construction and making it cheaper to build.

With the above and other objects and features in view the invention will now be described in detail in connection with the accompanying drawings and will thereafter be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig, 1 is a side elevationof the pad'box embodying myinvention with the work mounted therein, the positioning mechanism at the heel end of the pad box being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail'view, partly in section, of one of the positioning mechanisms located at the shank portion of the sole;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the pad box;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pad structure at the forepart of the pad box;

Fig. 5 is a plan viewof the heel portion of the pad box with the top page mechanism removed to show the lower 'mechanism in. full;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective View, partly in section, of the forward portion of mechanism which carries thev wedge heel gage;

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary perspective View of a part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 6 but as viewed from the opposite direction;

Fig.3 is a side elevation'of the rear end of the pad box with a modified form of gage mechanism mounted thereon and showing the relative position of the parts of this mechanism when locating a sole and a Wedge heel shoe on the pad;

Fig.9 is a plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 8; and

,Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on the line X-xX ofFig. 8.

' porting and operating mechanism generally similar to that disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,005,755, granted June 25, 1935, on an application filed in my name. However, the gage mechanism of the present invention involves important changes and improvements over that in the patentlast referred to which will be herein- 1 after pointed out in detail.

As disclosed in the Ballard et al. patent, the pad box comprises a box-like structure I 0 having mounted therein a flexible fluid filled pad (not shown) adapted to apply pressure to the bottoms of soles and shoes when they are pressed forcibly against the pad by pressure applying abutments l2 and M (Fig. 1) carried by the cement sole attaching machine. In the present case the fluid filled pad has mounted on its top side an upper or auxiliary resilient pad [6 of solid rubber preferably covered by a thin layer I8 of leather or similar material to protect the surface of the pad, the forward end of the pad l6, as shown in Fig. 4, having a recess 20 formed around its marginal portion to receive a forepart mask plate 22 without producing a shoulder or ridge on the sole receiving surface of the pad.

The pad box i0 is provided at its forward end with gage arms or fingers 24Twhich, as disclosed in the Ballard et al. patent, cross each other and are normally urged inwardly under yielding pressure to permit sole gages 26 carried thereby to find the opposite edge faces of a sole S placed on the pad by the operator after which the gage arms 24 become. locked automatically against movement away from the sole. The sole gages 26 are elongated as shown in Fig. 3 to extend considerable distances toward the toe end of the pad at angles substantially normal to the direction of movement of the gages toward and away from the edge of the sole. This construction permits the gages 26 to operate on solesof different sizes by engaging them rearwardly of the toe end so that a second set of forepart gages usually employed on the pad box for engaging the sole at the ball line may be dispensed with.

Mounted on each gage arm 24 above the sole gage 26 is a shoe gage'28 arranged to engage the opposite sides of a shoe A at the toe end when the shoe is mounted on the sole andeach shoe gage 28 is arranged to be adjusted relatively to its solegage, to determine the proper overhang of the sole edge relatively to the shoe, by eccentric adjusting mechanism 30which is fully disclosed in the Ballard et al. patent. These forepart sole andshoe gages are operated by depression of a treadle (not shown) on the cement sole attaching machine. which swings a bell crank lever 32 (Fig. 3)., pivoted on a horizontal shaft 34, in a clockwise direction as viewed from the front, and

which, through further mechanism (not shown) connected to the bell crank lever by a link 36, causes the forepart gages to operate, this same bell crank lever 32 also operating, by means of another link 38 and a bell crank lever 40, to per mil; a transverse slide 42 located at the heel portion of thepad box to be actuatedas' disclosed in my prior patent by being moved rearwardly by a compression spring 44 (Figs. 1 and 5) to cause a pair of equally and oppositely movable gage arms or'fingers disclosed in that patent to be moved inwardly into engagement with the heel end of the sole.

As indicated above, the heel gage mechanism of the present inventiomalthough embodying features disclosed in my prior patent, also comprises certain important structural changes and improvements which permit this mechanism to position a, sole, a wedge heel and a shoe relatively to each other on the pad I 6 prior to attaching these parts together by cement. As shown in my prior patent, the rear or right-hand end ofthe pad box, as viewed in Fig. 1, is provided with vertical guideways in which is mounted a slide 46 having formed at its upper end a rearwardly extending portion 48 which, in the present machine, is inclined at about the same angle as the upper surface of the pad l6, the slide it being maintained yieldingly in its uppermost position in the guideway by a pair of compression springs 58. The portion 48 of the slide has mounted thereon for sliding movement lengthwise of the pad a support or carrier member 52 which may be adjusted lengthwise along the portion to and secured in adjusted position by a thumb screw as extending through a slot 56 in the portion 58.

The slide 46 also has secured to its upper end by screws 58 (Fig. 1) a forwardly extending bracket 60, the upper surface of which forms a support for a rear portion 62 of the pad Hi, this portion 62 being reduced in width and arranged to extend rearwardly some distance beyond the heel end of the largest shoe that would ever be operated upon by the pad. The upper surface of the rear portion 52 of the pad lies in the same plane as the rest of the pad and forms a continuation of its upper surface and the protective cover l8 overlies this entire surface, as shown in Fig. l.

Secured by screws 64 to the forward side of the support or carrier member 52 is a sole gage 66 consisting of an L-shaped member having a forwardly extending plate-like portion arranged to overlie the heel end of the pad. As best shown in Fig. 5, the sole gage B6 is forked at its forward end so that it will readily engage the heel portion of the sole S at opposite sides of its longitudinal median line, irrespective of the size of the sole. It will also be noted that the sole gage E8 is fixed with respect to the pad when engaging a sole although, of course, it can yield downwardly with the carrier member 52 and vertical slide 43 as the heel portion of the pad is pressed downwardly against its support 60 under pressure from the sole and shoe. Moreover, the sole gage 66 may be initially adjusted lengthwise of the pad along with the carrier member 52 for the size of sole being operated upon and then secured in adjusted position by means of the thumb screw 54.

As best shown in Fig. 1, the upper portion of the carrier member 52 is provided with a transverse T-slot in which is mounted the slide 42 above referred to. Above the slide 42 the carrier is cut away to receive a pair of gage fingers 68, similar in construction to the sole engaging fingers of my prior patent and being interconnected by gear segments H for equal and opposite swinging movement about pivot pins '13, 15 extending upwardly from the fingers into the member 52. As disclosed in my prior patent, the gage fingers 68, ii! are actuated to swing them inwardly toward the sole and shoe on the padby rearward movement of the transverse slide 42 under the action of the compression spring 44' referred to, this movement being permitted by counterclockwise movement of the bell crank lever 40 when the treadle of the machine is depressed to move the upper arm of the lever 32. toward the right, as viewed in Fig. 3. The slide 42 is provided with an inclined cam slot 12 (Fig. 5) and the gage finger 1E! carries a roll 14 which projects into this slot so that movement of the slide rearwardly closes the gage fingers 68' and HI yieldingly into engagement with the work, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. Reverse movement of the bell crank lever 40 causes a roll thereon to engage the slide 42 and press it forwardly against the spring 4Q, thereby retracting the gage fingers B8 and 10 away from the sole and shoe. As described in my prior patent, the angle of inclination of the cam slot '12 is such that the gage fingers become locked against movement away from the work after they have engaged and positioned it on the pad. The gage fingers 68 and 19 have pivotally secured respectively to their left-hand ends, as viewed in Figs. 3 and 5, extension arms 16, 18 which extend forwardly over the pad and terminate substantially opposite the shank portion of the sole on the pad, preferably about midway between the heel breast line and the ball line of the sole. These arms or extensions 16,18 carry. respectively on their forward ends sole gages 8B, 82 and wedge heel gages 84, 86 (Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive). As best shown in Fig. 2, these gages for engaging the shank portion of the sole S and a wedge heel W are relatively adjustable on the ends of the extension arms by eccentric adjusting mechanisms 83 of the same construction as the adjusting mechanisms 30 on the force part gages, these adjusting mechanisms being fully described in the Ballard et a1. patent and serving to determine the overhang or extension of the sole relatively to the wedge heel, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Since the gage fingers 68, i0 and their extension arms i6, 78 are moved together equal amounts in opposite directions toward and from the sole by the intermeshing gear segments 'H', it is necessary that an adjustment be provided whereby the sole gages on the fingers may-be caused to engage the opposite sides of the shank portion of the sole substantially simultaneously because the sole should not be moved any appreciable amount laterally of the position in which it is placed on the pad. Accordingly, the extension ?6 of the finger 66 has been made in two sections pivoted to each otherb-y a pin 90 (Fig; 3) and spring pressed away from each other forwardly of the pin 94? by a compression spring 92 seated in recesses in the two sections. The forward section of the arm l6 has a rearwardly extending tail 53 through which is threaded a stop screw 94 arranged to engage an adjacent portion of the rear section 15 and thereby determine the positions of the two sections relatively to each other and also to determine the position of the sole andwedge heel gages carried thereby relatively to the opposite sole and wedge heel gage laterally of the pad. It will be seen" therefore that, through the adjustment just described, the sole and wedge heel gages at the shank portion of the sole may be initially adjusted laterally for soles of different shapes so that the equal and opposite swinging movement of the gage fingers under the action of the transverse slide 42 will cause the gages to contact with the work at substantially the same time and without moving the sole any appreciable amount laterally of the pad. In operation, these shank gages engage the opposite edge faces of the sole and become locked, as explained above, so that the wedge heel gages 84, 86 will belocated properly to position the forward portion of the wedge heel W relatively to the shank portion of the sole. Before these shank gages are operated, however, by depression of the trea'dle, the wedge heel is positioned lengthwise of the pad by a wedge heel gage 96 adapted to engage the wedge heel W at. its rear end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Referring to Fig. l, the carrier member 52 is provided above the gage finger I with a T-slot 98 (Figs. 3 and 5) extending lengthwise of the pad and in which is mounted a longitudinal slide I00. The slide I00 is adjustable lengthwise of the pad by an adjusting screw I92 threaded into the rear end of a substantially horizontal casting I04 which, together with an upper casting I06, is secured by bolts I08 to the upper surface of the member 52. The adjusting screw I02 has a circular flange IIO formed thereon which engages a correspondingly shaped slot H2 in the rear portion of the slide I00 so that when the screw I02 is turned the slide I00 will be moved lengthwise of the pad box.

The forward end of the slide I00 is enlarged, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 6, and has formed therein a T-slot II4 which extends widthwise across the front of the slide and the bottom surface of which is inclined at an angle of about 80 to the horizontal. Mounted in this T-slot I I4 for movement widthwise of the pad is an intermediate slide II6 which extends some distance above the forward end of the slide I00 and is provided in its forward side with a T-slot H8 which extends heightwise of the intermediate member and is located substantially centrally thereof, this T-slot II8 being likewise inclined at an angle of about 80 to the horizontal. Mounted for heightwise movement in the T-slot I I8 is a carrier member I to the lower end of which is secured by screws I22 the wedge heel gage 96 above referred to and which, as best shown in Fig. 3, is forked similarly to the sole gage 66 and is preferably covered on its work engaging surface with a thin layer I24 of leather, rubber or similar material, to prevent the gage from scarring the wedge heel. It will be seen from Figs. 1 and 3 that the operative surface of the wedge heel gage 96 is inclined rearwardly at a slight angle to the vertical in the same manner as its supporting members and this angle is approximately the same as the angle of the rear edge face of the wedge heel when it is positioned on the pad.

The wedge heel gage 96 is adjustable laterally of the pad by movement of the intermediate slide I I6 in the transverse slot II4. This adjustment is accomplished by a screw I26 threaded into a hole formed in the forward end of the slide I00, rearwardly of the T-slot N4, the outer portion of this hole being counterbored, as shown at I28 in Fig. 6, so that it breaks into the T-slot and forms a substantially rectangular opening I29 between the T-slot and counterbore I28. The adjusting screw I26 is provided with a knurled head I30 and, at the portion thereof located in the counterbore, it has a flange I32 which fits the counterbore and the perimeter of which projects through the opening I29 and engages a slot I34 (Fig. 7) extending heightwise of the rear portion of the intermediate slide II6. Ac-

cordingly, adjustment of the screw I26 in or out of the slide I00 effects an adjustment of the intermediate slide II6 laterally of the slide I00 and of the pad. The counterbore I28 is of sufficient depth to provide for any lateral adjustment that will be required of the wedge heel gage 96 relatively to the sole gage 66 which, as stated, is fixed with respect to the pad.

It is desirable to have the wedge heel gage 96 supported yieldingly so that it can move downwardly with the wedge heel during any initial compression of the rubber pad I6, 62 that may take place before the pressure on the shoe has become great enough to move the entire heel gage mechanism downwardly with the vertical slide 46 against the compression springs 50. This yielding arrangement of the wedge heel gage 96 is effected by mounting a compression spring I36 (Fig. 1) in a hole extending heightwise of a lower portion of the intermediate slide II6, the upper end of the spring engaging the gage supporting member I20 thereby supporting this member and the gage 96 in its T-slot H8 so that the gage is normally maintained in its uppermost or operative position but can yield downwardly under relatively light'pressure to permit the gage to travel downwardly with the wedge heel during any initial compression of the pad and before the entire gage mechanism moves downwardly as a unit with the slide 46 under the full sole attaching pressure.

In addition to the sole gage 66, the shank gages 80, 84 and 82, 86, and the wedge heel gage 96, the last two of which are adjustable relatively to the sole gage 66, the pad box is further provided with a pair of shoe gages I38, I40 arranged to engage the opposite sides of the shoe A which is to be mounted on the sole S and wedge heel W and cement attached thereto simultaneously with the cement attachment of the wedge heel to the rear portion of the sole. It will be recalled that the position of the forepart or toe end of the shoe will already have been determined by the forepart shoe gages 28 so that, when the shoe is placed on the sole and wedge heel, its forepart will be properly located with respect to the sole. The shoe gages I38, I40 at the heel end of the shoe are of substantially the same construction as the shoe gages disclosed in my prior patent except that, in the present case, the shoe engaging ends of the gages extend upwardly a substantial distance to insure that they will always engage the shoe irrespective of Varying heights of wedge heels. The mechanism for actuating these shoe gages is of substantially the same construction as is disclosed in my prior patent and, accordingly, only a brief description of these mechanisms will be necessary here.

The substantially horizontal casting I04 carries at its forward end a transverse slide I 42 to which the shoe gages are pivoted and which is normally secured to the casting I04 by a friction clamp including an adjusting lever I44 (Figs. 3 and 5) which provides means for adjusting the shoe gages bodily with respect to the shank gage fingers 68 and 10 to position the shoe gages in a desired lateral position relatively to the shank gages, the wedge heel gages and the sole gage 66. The shoe gages I38, I40 are pivoted on pins I46, I48 carried by the slide I42 and, as shown in Fig. 3, the rear portions of the shoe gages are interconnected for equal and opposite movement about their pivots by intermeshing gear segments I50. The shoe gage I40 carries an upwardly projecting roll I52 which is located in an inclined cam slot 154 formed in an upper transverse slide I56 arranged for forward and rearward movement in the upper casting Iflfi. This movement of the upper slide is effected by a link I58 secured at its forward end by a ball and socket joint to an upstanding bracket I60 fastened to the slide I56. As disclosed in my prior patent, the inner end of the link I58 is pivotally connected to an arm (not shown) pivotally connected to a forwardly and rearwardly swinging frame member of the cement sole attaching machine which carries the pressure applying abutments I2 and I4 and, when this swinging frame is swung forward manually to bring the abutments into pressure applying position, the link I58 moves the upper slide I56 forwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3, to close the shoe gages I38, I40 with equal movements against the opposite sides of the shoe A, thereby positioning the heel end of the shoe relatively to the wedge heel W and sole ,S. Later in the cycle of the cement sole attaching machine, the swinging frame member is returned automatically to its rearward position which, of course, moves the slide I53 rearwardly to open or retract the shoe gages from their operative engagement with the shoe. It should be pointed out that the angle of inclination of the cam slot I54 in the slide I56 is such that, when the shoe gages have been rought into engagement with the shoe and have moved it into a proper position relatively to the wedge heel and sole, the'shoe gages will be locked against movement away from the shoe until the slide I55 is moved rearwardly by the swinging frame.

As indicated above, the adjusting lever I44 provides a transverse adjustment for the shoe gages bodily with respect to the wedge heel gages and the sole gage and, as fully disclosed in my prior patent, this adjusting mechanism comprises an eccentric pin I 52 on the lever I44 which engages a T-slot (not shown) in the slide I42 and moves the slide laterally with respect to the casting H34, thereby moving the pivots I46, I48

and the shoe gages I38, I49 bodily in a transverse direction relatively to the rest of the heel gage mechanism.

In the use of the pad box the operator first adjusts the entire heel gage mechanism as a unit lengthwise of the pad until the sole gage Z ative posit-ion Over the shoe 6%: is located in the desired position for the length of the sole being operated upon, this adjustment being retained by the thumb screw 54. He then makes the desired lateral and longitudinal adjustments of the wedge heel gage 9% by means of the thumb screws I25 and IE2. If it is necessary, he also adjusts the shank gages 8U, 84 laterally relatively to the opposite shank gages 82', 86 by the screw 34 (Fig. 3) and, finally, if it is required for the shape of the shoe being operated upon, he adjusts the shoe gages I38, and I40 bodily transversely of the pad by the adjusting lever I44.

The operator places the sole S on the pad cover I8 with the heel end of the sole engaged and positioned by the forked end of the fixed sole gage 55. It should be understood that the attaching surface of the sole will have been previously coated with cement in the usual manner and, if the cement requires activation to render it adhesive, this will also have been done just prior to placing the sole on the pad. The operator then depresses the treadle of the cement sole attaching machine which causes the sole and shoe gages 26, 23 at the forepart of the pad box to move inwardly with a yielding action to :find the forepart of the sole where it has been placed by the operator on the pad. After'the sole gages 26 have both contacted with the opposite edge faces of the sole at the toe end thereof, the gage arms. 24 become locked against movement away from the sole, thereby locating the shoe gages 28 in a proper position to receive the toe end of the shoe A and position it properly with respect to the sole.

When the operator depressed the treadle to move the forepart gages into engagement with the sole, the mechanism for operating the shank gage fingers 68, Hi was likewise actuated through the link 38 and lever 40 referred to to permit the lower slide 42 to be moved rearwardly by its spring 4d and swing the shank-gages 8E), 84 and 82, 86 inwardly with equal and opposite movement into engagement with the shank portion of the sole where, through the inclined cam slot 72 referred to, these gages also become locked against movement away from the sole. Consequently, the gages 84, 86 for engaging the wedge heel adjacent to the shank portion of the sole, are now located in position to receive the wedge heel.

The operator next places the wedge heel W, which may, if desired, be coated with cement on its top and bottom surfaces, upon the rear portion of the sole S in the position determined by the wedge heel gage 95 and the shank gages 84, 66, the gage 95, as stated, having already been adjusted relatively to the sole gage '66 so that the rear portion of the wedge heel will be proper- 1y located laterally and lengthwise to provide the desired overhang of the rear portion of the sole with respect to the wedge heel. Theoperator now places the shoe A on the sole and wedge heel, the shoe. having been properly treated on its bottomsurface with cement. The forepart of the shoe becomes properly positioned at once by its engagement with the shoe gages 28. Since the heel portion of the shoe A has not yet been positioned relatively to the wedge heel and sole, the shoe gages I38, I40 are now operated to effect this result which is accomplished by the operator when he moves the swinging framemember of the machine forwardly to move the pressure applying abutments I2 and I4 into oper- It will be seen from the foregoing description, that the present invention provides means for locating the foreparts of a sole and shoe properly with respect to each other on a sole receiving pad, prior to the application of sole attaching pressure, and it further provides in combination with such means, improved means at the heel end of the pad box for relatively positioning the heel portions of the sole and shoe and a wedge heel that is to be interposed between the shoe bottom and the outsole in the finished shoe. The construction is such that the wedge heel will be positioned properly longitudinally of the pad relatively to the shoe and sole by the rear wedge heel gage 96, and the forward portion of the wedge heel will be positioned accurately with respect to the shank portion of the sole by the wedge heel gages 84 and 85 whose positions have been previously determined by the sole gages 89, 82 at the shank portion of the sole.

The modified form of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 8 toll), inclusive, this construction being of particular utility when a shoe bottom member such as a wedge heel has been at tached to the bottom of the shoe separately from the outsole and prior to the sole attaching operation. As shown in Fig. 8, the rearwardly extending portion 48 of the slide 46 has mounted on its upper side a base I64 for the gage mechanism, the base having a grooved under surface which forms a sliding fit with the rear portion 48 of the slide. When the base I64 is located in a desired position on the portion 48, it may be clamped in position by a thumb screw I66, which is threaded into the base I64 and. extends through a longitudinal slot I68 in the member 48. A carrier member I10 is connected to the base I64 by a tongue and groove connection and this carrier member is adjusted relatively to the base in a direction lengthwise of the pad by a fixed screw I12. The screw is restrained against lengthwise movement on the base by relatively large cylindrical portions I14, I16 on the screw which engage, respectively, the opposite end portions I18, I80 of the base. The screw I12 is threaded into the carrier member I10 and when it is rotated causes the carrier member to move back and forth, depending upon the direction of rotation.

Slidably mounted in a T slot I82 (Fig. 10) extending in a lengthwise direction through the lower portion of the carrier member I10 is a sole gage plate I84. The plate I84 may be adjusted back and forth in the slot by a thumb screw I86 which is threaded into the carrier I10 and is connected with the plate by a collar I88, which fits into a slot I90 (Fig. 8) formed in one of a pair of legs I92 that form the rear portion of the plate I84. Thus, when the screw I86 is threaded into or out of the carrier I10, the collar I88 causes the gage plate I84 to move backward or forward with the screw. A forked sole gage I94 is pivoted to the plate I84 by a pair of pins I96 so that the gage can move downwardly with the sole when pressure is applied to a shoe on the pad.

Located above the sole gage I94 is a forked wedge heel gage I98 connected to the forward end of a lever 200 for adjustment widthwise of the pad by a transverse slot and tongue arrangement (Fig. 8) and held in position on the lever by a screw 202 which passes through a transverse slot in the lever 200 and is threaded into the gage. The lever 200 is pivoted intermediately of its ends on a pin 204 mounted in a pair of spaced ears 206 formed on the upper part of the carrier I10. The forward end of the lever 200 is normally held in a raised position by a spring 208, which is connected at its upper end to a pin 2I0 that projects laterally from an extension 2I2 on the rearwardly extending arm of the lever 200, and at its lower end to a pin 2I4 (Fig. 8) extending from the lower portion of the carrier member I10. The position in which the lever 20!] is normally held by the spring 208 is regulated by an abutment screw 2 I 6, which is threaded through the extension 2| 2 and engages an underlying shoulder 2I8 on the carrier I10.

To operate this gage mechanism on the pad box, the base I64 is first located in a proper position on the portion 48 of the slide 46 and is clamped in position by the thumb screw I66. The adjusting screw I12 is next rotated to move the carrier member I10 until the wedge heel gage I98 reaches a desired position lengthwise of the pad, after which the screw 2 I6 may be adjusted to move the gage I98 into a desired position heightwise of the pad. The sole gage I94 is next adjusted lengthwise into a position where it will locate a sole S in a desired relation to a wedge heel W previously attached to a shoe A. As the slope of the rear face of the Wedge heel W differs with shoe styles, the sole gage I94 may have to be adjusted from time to time with respect to the wedge heel gage I98, depending upon variations in the styles of the shoes operated upon. The pressure may now be applied to cement attach the outsole S to the shoe and wedge heel W. The wedge heel W illustrated in Fig. 8 is an extremely high wedge heel and it will be noted that the gage I98 has been elevated considerably to engage the wedge heel in the proper position. When the pressure is applied, however, and the shoe and heel move downwardly into the pad, the gage I98 can move downwardly with the heel because of the yielding arrangement of the gage lever 200.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secur e by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. .A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a sole receiving pad, means for locating an end portion of the sole on the pad, means for positioning on said end of the sole a shoe part adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, and additional means arranged to position the corresponding end of the shoe relatively to said shoe part and sole.

2. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a sole receivliig pad, means for locating an end portion of the sole on the pad, means for positioning on said end of the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and sole in the finished shoe, and means additional to said locating and positioning means arranged to position the corresponding end portion of the shoe with respect to said shoe bottom member and said end portion of the sole.

3. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a sole receiving pad, a gage for locating an end portion of a sole in a predetermined position on the pad, means for positioning on said end portion of the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the sole and a shoe, and means separate from said last-named means arranged to position the corresponding end portion of the shoe relatively to the corresponding end portions of said shoe bottom member and sole.

4. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a sole receiving pad, a gage for locating the heel portion of a sole on the pad, means for positioning a wedge heel relatively to the heel portion of said sole, and means additional to said positioning means arranged to position the heel portion of a shoe relatively to said wedge heel and the heel portion of the sole.

5. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, means for locating an end portion of the sole on the pad, means for positioning on the sole the corresponding end portion of an intermediate member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and sole in the finished shoe, means arranged to position the corresponding end portion of the shoe relatively to the intermediate member and sole, and means for adjusting said locating and positioning means relatively to one another.

6. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel portion of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, means for determining the position of a wedge heel on the sole, means arranged to position the heel portion of the shoe relatively to the wedge heel and sole, and means on the pad box for adjusting said gage and said positioning means relatively to one another for shoes of diiferent shapes.

7. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, another gage for positioning on the sole the corresponding end portion of a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, a pair of gages for engaging an intermediate portion of the sole, means carried by said gages for engaging portions of said shoe bottom member adjacent to said sole gages and positioning said member laterally relatively to the sole, and means for engaging opposite sides of an end portion of the shoe and positioning it laterally relatively to the shoe bottom member and sole.

8. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for positioning the heel end of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, said gage being fixed against movement lengthwise and widthwise of the pad during the positioning operation, another gage arranged to engage the rear end of a wedge heel placed on the sole and position it lengthwise relatively to the sole, and means for effecting relative adjusting movement between the two gages.

9. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for engaging the heel end of the sole and locating it in a predetermined position on the pad, said gage being fixed against movement lengthwise and widthwise of the pad, another gage arranged to engage the rear end of a wedge heel and position it lengthwise relatively to the sole, and means for adjusting the wedge heel gage relatively to the sole gage.

10. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottomshaving, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole in a predetermined'position on the pad, said gage being fixed against movement lengthwise and widthwise of the pad when in operative position, another gage arranged to engage the corresponding end portion of an intermediate shoe bottom member and position it lengthwise of the sole, a pair of equally and oppositely movable gages for engaging the shank portion of the sole, means carried by said gages for positioning adjacent portions of the shoe bot-tom member relatively to the sole, and means for adjusting said equally and oppositely movable gages laterally of the pad for soles of different shapes.

11. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel end of the sole on the pad, another gage arranged to position the rear end of a wedge heel relatively to the sole, means for positioning the shank portions of the sole and wedge heel relatively to each other, a pair of equally and oppositely movable gages arranged to position the heel end of the shoe relatively to the Wedge heel and sole, and means for adjusting the wedgeheel gage and shoe gages relatively to each .other and to the sole gage to adapt them for operating upon shoes of different shapes. 1

12. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, a second gage for positioning the corresponding end portion of a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and the sole in the finished shoe,

means for adjusting said second gage lengthwiseand widthwise relatively to the sole gage, and means for adjusting said second gage and sole gage as a unit lengthwise of the pad.

13. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel end of the sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning the rear end of a wedge heel relatively to the sole, and means for permitting said wedge heel gage to yield heightwise of the pad box relatively to said sole gage.

14. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, a second gage for positioning on the sole the corresponding end portion of an intermediate shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, a pair of gages arranged to engage the opposite edge faces of the sole adjacent to its shank portion, means carried by said pair of gages for positioning the adjacent portion of said shoe bottom member relatively to the sole, another pair of gages for positioning the end portion of the shoe relatively to the shoe bottom member and sole, and means for adjusting all of said gages as a unit lengthwise of the pad.

15. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning relatively to said sole the correspondin end portion of an intermediate shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and sole in the finished. shoe, a pair of equally and oppositely movable gages arranged to engage the shank portion of the sole and position said shoe bottom member relatively to said sole, and means for adjusting 1 said pair of gages relatively to each other so that they will engage the sole substantially simultaneously.

16. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a forked gage for locating the heel end of the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, a second forked gage for positioning the rear end of a wedge heel relatively to the sole, means for adjusting said second gage lengthwise and widthwise relatively to said first gage, a pair of gages for engaging the opposite edge faces of the shank portion of the sole, means carried by said pair of gages for positioning adjacent portions of the wedge heel relatively to the shank portion of the sole, conneetions between the sole gages and wedge heel gages at each side of the sole for adjusting said gages relatively to each other, means for moving said pair of shank gages equally and oppositely toward and. away from the sole, and means for adjusting the opposite gages of said pair laterally with respect to each other so that they will engage the opposite edge faces of the sole substantially simultaneously.

17. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a forked gage for eating an end portion of a sole on the pad, means for positioning relatively to the sole the corresponding end portion of a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, said means comprising a slide mounted in a guideway in the pad box for movement longitudinally of the sole and having a guideway in its forward end extending widthwise of the sole, a slide mounted for movement in said widthwise guideway and having a guideway in its forward side extending substantially heightwise of the sole, another slide mounted for movement in said heightwise guideway, means for yieldingly supporting said last-named slide in the heightwise guideway, means for adjusting the first-named slide longitudinally of the sole, means for adjusting the slide in the widthwise guideway laterally of the sole, and a gage secured to th slide in said heightwise guideway for engaging and positioning the end portion of said shoe bottom member.

18. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel end of the sole on the pad, a gage for positioning the rear end of a wedge heel relatively to the sole, a pair of gages arranged to engage the opposite edge faces of the sole at the shank portion thereof, means carried by said gages for positioning the forward portion of the wedge heel relatively to the sole, another pair of gages for positioning the heel portion of the shoe relatively to the wedge heel and sole, and means for adjusting the pair of shoe gages laterally relatively to the pair of sole and wedge heel gages.

19. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for engaging the heel end of the sole and locating it in a predetermined position on the pad, another gage arranged to engage the rear end of a wedge heel and position it lengthwise relatively to the sole, and means for adjusting said gages relatively to each other in a direction lengthwise of the pad.

20. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for engaging the heel end of the sole and locating it in a predetermined position on the pad, another gage arranged to engage the rear end of a wedge heel and position it lengthwise relatively to the sole, and means for adjusting said gages relatively to each other in a direction widthwise of the pad.

21. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel end of the sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning the rear end of a wedge heel relatively to the sole, the second gage being arranged for movement relatively to the sole gage in a direction heightwise of the pad box, and means for adjusting said gages relatively to each other.

22. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the sole on the pad, a carrier member for said gage, means mounted on said carrier member for positioning relatively to the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, and additional means mounted on said carrier member for positioning the shoe relatively to said shoe bottom member and sole.

'23. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the sole in a predetermined position on the pad, a carrier member for said gage, means carried by said carrier member arranged to position on the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, means additional to the last-named means for positioning the shoe relatively to said shoe bottom member and sole, and means for adjusting the gage and both positioning means relatively to one another.

24. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the sole lengthwise of the pad, a carrier member for said gage, means mounted on said carrier member for positioning on the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe and sole in the finished shoe, and means for efiecting relative adjustment heightwise of the pad between the last-named means and the sole locating gage.

25. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a sole receiving pad, means for locating an end portion of a sole on the pad, means for positioning the corresponding end portion of a wedge heel on the sole, and means for effecting relative adjustment between said last-named means and the sole locating means heightwise of the pad.

26. A pad box for for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole on the pad, means for positioning on the sole the corresponding end portion of a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and the sole in the finished shoe, means for adjusting said gage and said positioning means relatively to each other lengthwise of the pad, and means for effecting relative heightwise adjustment of said gage and said positioning means.

27. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel portion of a sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning a wedge heel relatively to the sole, and means for effecting relative adjustment of said gages heightwise of the pad.

28. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the sole on the pad, a carrier member for said gage, a second gage mounted on said carrier for positioning on the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and the sole in the finished shoe, and means for adjusting said second gage heightwise relatively to the sole locating gage.

29. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel end of the sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning on the sole a wedge heel adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and the sole in the finished shoe, means for adjusting said gages relatively to each other lengthwise of the pad, and means for adjusting said second gage heightwise relatively to the sole locating gage.

30. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating an end portion of the sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning on the sole the corresponding end portion of a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and the sole in the finished shoe, means for adjusting said second gage heightwise relatively to the sole locating gage, and means for permitting said second gage to yield heightwise relatively to said sole locating gage.

31. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the sole on the pad, a carrier member for said gage, a second gage pivotally mounted on said carrier member and arranged to position on the sole a shoe bottom member adapted to be interposed between the shoe bottom and sole in the finished shoe, and means for adjusting said second gage about its pivot to vary its heightwise position relatively to the sole gage, said means also permitting said second gage to yield heightwise about its pivot relatively to said sole gage.

32. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for engaging the heel end of the sole and locating it on the pad, a second gage pivoted for swinging movement heightwise and lengthwise of the pad and arranged to position a wedge heel on the sole, means for adjusting said gages relatively to each other lengthwise of the pad, and means for permitting said second gage to yield about its pivot and swing heightwise and lengthwise of the pad relatively to the sole locating gage.

33. A pad box for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms having, in combination, a pad for receiving a sole and shoe, a gage for locating the heel portion of the sole on the pad, a second gage for positioning a wedge heel on the heel portion of the sole, said gage being arranged to swing about an axis extending widthwise of the pad, means for adjusting said gages as a unit lengthwise of the pad, means for adjusting the sole locating gage lengthwise relatively to said second gage, and means for adjusting said second gage about its axis to vary its heightwise position relatively to the pad, said adjusting means being arranged to permit said second gage to yield and swing toward the pad under pressure but to return to its adjusted position when the pressure is relieved.

FRANCIS J. BETTER. 

